The Proud Robin

There was nothing shy about this Robin as I strolled through a park in the Beaches area of Toronto this morning.  I was sure he’d fly off as I approached him, camera in hand.  He stopped dead, raised his head, puffed out his chest…and I am almost certain winked at me.  It was like he was holding his breath, muttering, “Take the damn picture will ya, so I can get on with what I was doing!”  So I took the picture!

You’ll note the use of the term “he” because it is a well known fact of the animal kingdom that it’s the men who strutt their stuff?  Hmm, is it just the animal kingdom where that is done?